Thousand Pounds Action Company
Thousand Pounds Action Company is an independent company, based out of Los Angeles, California, co-created by Christopher C. Cowan, Vonzell Carter and Darren Bailey in 2010, who produces short action films which include an Asian martial arts sensibility, as well as visual effects. The team consists of various actors, stunt performers, visual effects artists, editors, directors, and fight choreographers. Their videos are funded as an out-of-pocket expense, with many of their Youtube videos including the cost of production in the info section of that corresponding video. However, it is stated on the company's Facebook page, "We hope to gain investments for our own projects and to be available to help the needs of other filmmakers and artists. We also have committed to continue making exciting adaptive and original films."
The name Thousand Pounds comes from a Chinese martial art principle stating that only four ounces of force is enough to move a thousand pounds.
The company has received notoriety on Youtube for their anime and video game adaptations to a live-action format, most famously, the videos based on Capcom's Street Fighter franchise. Their videos have been featured on the main websites of Capcom [1] and Kotaku [2], among others.
Members (in order of which each joined)
- Christopher C. Cowan
- Vonzell Carter
- Darren Bailey
- David 'Dax' Bauer
- James Young
- Brendon Huor
- Amy Johnston
- Mickey Facchinello
Videos (in order of their debut)
- Round One
- Canon 7D Fight Choreography Test
- Street Fighter: Beginnings End
- Park Fight Test
- Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight - Fan Film Teaser
- Tag Match
- Ultra Combos #1
- Ultra Combos #2 (Femme Fatales)
- Ultra Combos #3 (Final Round)
- Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight - Fan Film Trailer
- Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight - Release Announcement
- Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight -- Part One
- Arkham City Inspired Test
- Street Fighter x Tekken Announcement
Awards
- FXhome Awards 2011 - WINNER for Best Visual Effects category for Street Fighter: Beginnings End [3]
Publicity
- On July 2, 2011, Thousand Pounds led a panel at Anime Expo [4][5] in Los Angeles, California, where they showcased a rough cut of their live-action Naruto adaptation, entitled Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight -- Part One.[6] The final version of of the film debuted on Youtube on September 26, 2011.
- On Nov.18, 2011, the group announced on their Youtube channel that CAPCOM is producing an original video for the team to coincide with the release of Street Fighter X Tekken.
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